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Re: Pirate ship - only $10,000!

Gosh, in this age of the internet, you'd think somebody who wanted to build something like that would go on line and do a little research on what they looked like. "No plans..." Well, he had fun doing it and he's not taking any people in wheelchairs sailing or telling us he's on a mission from God, so I guess he's not a complete whacko.

Re: Pirate ship - only $10,000!

Thad got it right the first time…Wow!

You people are all trying to kid us with your knowledge, right? While it is quite clear some of you muted the video there is no reason for you not to notice the design and engineering involved in this high quality woodworking piece of art. Suggest you start around the 50 sec mark or so where you begin to notice the intracasy of the ropework and standing rigging, metalwork, curved and tapered window frames in the main aft cabin?...sweet! How about scrolling a little further to the closeups of planking, yellow cedar and tight grained fir beachcombed and otherwise procured of the likes you can only dream of with big money in the best of your suppliers elsewhere. Ask Jim Ledger what he thinks about this quality wood.

Narrow planking individually tapered from midships to stem and stern with tight seams, finished bright. Glued seam, blind fastened, I can’t tell. Check out the curved, and bent, and carved scrollwork at the bows which are nicely structural, functional for safe anchor handling and sailwork while somewhat representative of our native westcoast traditions.

Eight-sided hollow glued DF spars, where have we seen that recently? This guy is almost apologising for her being incomplete and is offering to assist in her completion. That is also a great offer, because this guy has real talent.

I’ll defer to Mr Welsford’s opinion as to her stability, although without knowing how much concrete and scrap metal is in her bilges I couldn’t justify the speculation. When the video runs out there are links to the old Rose, now Surprise, and also Victory, which seem similar in proportion to this little ship. I’d love to be educated in the differences.

As to those others whose opinions would place this ship in the realm of Raw Fate or the Flyin’ havaiin, I can only hope that Mr Rennet will listen principally to that little voice in his head that says “That’s nice!” / Jim

Re: Pirate ship - only $10,000!

Originally Posted by chas

Thad got it right the first time…Wow!

You people are all trying to kid us with your knowledge, right? While it is quite clear some of you muted the video there is no reason for you not to notice the design and engineering involved in this high quality woodworking piece of art. Suggest you start around the 50 sec mark or so where you begin to notice the intracasy of the ropework and standing rigging, metalwork, curved and tapered window frames in the main aft cabin?...sweet! How about scrolling a little further to the closeups of planking, yellow cedar and tight grained fir beachcombed and otherwise procured of the likes you can only dream of with big money in the best of your suppliers elsewhere. Ask Jim Ledger what he thinks about this quality wood.

Narrow planking individually tapered from midships to stem and stern with tight seams, finished bright. Glued seam, blind fastened, I can’t tell. Check out the curved, and bent, and carved scrollwork at the bows which are nicely structural, functional for safe anchor handling and sailwork while somewhat representative of our native westcoast traditions.

Eight-sided hollow glued DF spars, where have we seen that recently? This guy is almost apologising for her being incomplete and is offering to assist in her completion. That is also a great offer, because this guy has real talent.

I’ll defer to Mr Welsford’s opinion as to her stability, although without knowing how much concrete and scrap metal is in her bilges I couldn’t justify the speculation. When the video runs out there are links to the old Rose, now Surprise, and also Victory, which seem similar in proportion to this little ship. I’d love to be educated in the differences.

As to those others whose opinions would place this ship in the realm of Raw Fate or the Flyin’ havaiin, I can only hope that Mr Rennet will listen principally to that little voice in his head that says “That’s nice!” / Jim

It really does seem to be a fine bit of woodworking. Its just not a fine bit of boatbuilding.

Re: Pirate ship - only $10,000!

Uh, chas? Actual boatbuilder here. I'm just not all that impressed by that poorly sketched cartoon of a boat. The same amount of drive and ambition and time could have turned out an actual functional vessel, maybe even one with genuine historical meaning from the days of pirates, y'know?

Look, I'm sorry, but it is only your ignorance of the way things actually work that could lead you to be dazzled by the "intracasy of the ropework" or any of the other fraudulent pseudo-detailing of the hull and rig. It is a travesty to any of us who have sailed aboard actual replica ships.

I'm just glad it's being planted in the ground at that pirate-themed amusement park rather than out there drowning some poor sap who didn't know any better. A kids' playhouse is the best fate it could have hoped for. . . .though there's also something to be said that maybe these kids would be better served with a more realistic take where they could actually learn something.

And all that's completely leaving to one side whatever the hell is up with fetishizing and romanticizing thieves, murderers, rapists and plunderers. Pirate fantasies are downright creepy when you really think about it.